Uranium Enrichment & Fuel Cycle

Groups Debate Potential Restart of NRC Rulemaking on Spent Fuel Reprocessing

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Organizations with drastically different views on the value and future of nuclear power are debating whether the Nuclear Regulatory Commission should revive a moribund update to regulations for recycling of spent reactor fuel.
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